French Grand Prix 2022

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Thank you all for following this live text from the French Grand Prix. We'll see you next week in Hungary for the last round of the championship before the summer break! 

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In the championship, Leclerc's mistake will be costly! Verstappen consolidates his lead before the next round. 

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The complete classification of the French Grand Prix:

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Until the last corner Pérez tried to overtake Russell. But the Briton managed to resist the Mexican. Mercedes therefore obtains a double podium in France. 

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AND IT’S DONE FOR VERSTAPPEN WHO WINS AGAIN AT CASTELLET. Very good operation in the championship for the Dutchman! Behind the two Mercedes complete the podium. 

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Pérez continues to put pressure on Russell, everything will come down to the last lap! 

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Excellent operation for Russell. While Pérez skated on the restart, the Briton jumped up and recovered 3rd place. Mercedes could score a double podium in France. 

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Zhou is at a standstill before the Mistral straight. Red Bull stood ready to call the drivers into the pits but Pérez and Red Bull remained on track. The Chinese must give up. 

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If the first two places seem to be validated, there remains suspense for 3rd place between Pérez and Russell. With DRS, the Briton only has 5 laps left to overtake him. 

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Sainz wonders why he was arrested. The Spaniard is 5th after overtaking Alonso. For his part, Ocon managed to overtake Ricciardo. 

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Sainz overtaking Pérez:

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No penalty for Pérez. Russell remains less than 5 tenths behind and will try to offer Mercedes a double podium.

 

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Russell is furious on the radio, he believes that Pérez should have let him pass. Radio communications multiply and Wolff asks his pilot to calm down. 

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Sainz goes through the pits. He comes out in 8th position with the hard tires. 

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Contact between Russell and Pérez before the chicane. The Mexican shoots straight. Watch out for penalties, Pérez did not follow the trajectory to get back on the track. 

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IT’S MADE FOR SAINZ. After a wheel-to-wheel battle in the last sector, the Spaniard managed to keep his lead and took the opportunity to respond to his engineers who asked him to enter the pit lane. 

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Sainz loses patience behind Pérez. The Spaniard can't get rid of the Spaniard. He is told on the radio that he must not go through the pits. 

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Magnussen retires at Castellet, 3rd of the day after Leclerc and Tsunoda. 

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Sainz overtaking Russell in video:

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Latifi leaves in 16th position after a collision with Magnussen's Haas in the first sector. The Dane could be penalized. 

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